Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Sacramento County, CA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Sacramento County, California voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+19.7 — 381,564 Democratic to 252,140 Republican of 656,626 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 0.4 points more Republican than California overall (D+20.1).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Sacramento County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 381,564 | 252,140 | 22,922 | 58.1% | 38.4% | D+19.7 |
| 2020 | 440,808 | 259,405 | 18,227 | 61.4% | 36.1% | D+25.2 |
| 2016 | 326,023 | 189,789 | 43,518 | 58.3% | 33.9% | D+24.4 |
| 2012 | 300,503 | 202,514 | 13,792 | 58.1% | 39.2% | D+19.0 |
| 2008 | 316,506 | 213,583 | 11,012 | 58.5% | 39.5% | D+19.0 |
| 2004 | 236,657 | 235,539 | 4,569 | 49.6% | 49.4% | D+0.2 |
| 2000 | 212,792 | 195,619 | 23,139 | 49.3% | 45.3% | D+4.0 |
Sacramento County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Sacramento County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Sacramento County, California in 2024 by D+19.7, with 656,626 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Sacramento County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Sacramento County shifted 5.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+25.2) and 2024 (D+19.7).
Is Sacramento County more Democratic or Republican than California overall?+
In 2024, Sacramento County went D+19.7 while California overall went D+20.1 — 0.4 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.